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Music | HIGH NOTES Aug 13, 2003

Gonna Vamp

by Simon Bartz

A "vamp" is a woman who seduces or beguiles by using feminine charms, according to my dictionary. It's also the name of a new magazine that promotes underground Japanese bands, preferably if the band members are equipped with guitars, boobs and cute pouts rather ...

Music | HIGH NOTES Aug 13, 2003

Manolito y Su Trabuco

by Michael Pronko

The Japanese government can be thanked for one thing: open treaties with the Cuban government that allow the most scorching salsa players in the world to perform here on a regular basis. Perhaps the government doesn't have a choice since Japan has an unusually ...